Providing a voice for Washburn students since 1897 Volume 144, Issue 15
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Opinion Page 4 Time is up
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Features Pages 7-12
Track and field places fifth
• Secure your devices: Use strong passwords, passcodes or touch ID features to lock your devices. • Now you see me, now you don’t: Some stores and other locations look for devices with WiFi or Bluetooth turned on to track your movements while you are within range. Disable WiFi and Bluetooth when not in use. • Get savvy about WiFi hotspots: Public wireless networks and hotspots are not secure, which means that anyone could potentially see what you are doing on your mobile device while you are connected. Limit what you do on public WiFi, and avoid logging in to key accounts like email and financial services on these networks.
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• Keep your mobile phone and apps up to date: Your mobile devices are just as vulnerable as your PC or laptop. Having the most up-to-date security software, web browser, operating system and apps is the best defense against viruses, malware and other online threats. • Delete when done: Many of us download apps for specific purposes, such as planning a vacation, and no longer need them afterwards, or we may have previously downloaded apps that are no longer useful or interesting to us. It’s a good security practice to delete all apps you no longer use.
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Protect yourself online: National Data Privacy Day Courtney Lehrmann Washburn Review courtney.lehrmann@washburn.edu
Keeping your online data private is so important, that there is an entire day dedicated to it. Jan. 28 is Data Privacy Day. It is lead by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), being celebrated both in the United States and in Canada. The purpose of Data Privacy day is to help citizens become more aware about cyber privacy, educating people on how to protect their online lives. “Data Privacy Day commemorates the Jan. 28, 1981, signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection,” said Jim Tagliareni, the chief information officer of the ITS Staff at Washburn. “Millions of people are unaware of and uninformed about how their personal information is being used, collected or shared in our digital society. Data Privacy Day aims to inspire dialogue and empower individuals and companies to take action.” According to Symentac’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report, the education sector ranked second in the number of cyber security attacks in an industry. “Cyber security is a top priority for [Washburn] Information Technology Services (ITS). We face new threats every day so it’s important to be proactive and continually work to enhance security. We use a combination of best practices, security tools and strategies to protect university
data,” Tagliareni said. As for students themselves, they have their own lives on the internet. Nearly two in three Americans have reported that they have been hacked on social media, and 86 percent stated that they hide some personal information in fear of hackers getting access. “Close to 100 million additional Americans have their personal identifying information placed at risk of identity theft each year when records maintained in government and corporate databases are lost or stolen,” Tagliareni said. Ben Ciummo, a Washburn University graduate with a degree in Computer Science, has a few words of advice for students concerning data privacy. “[Keep] track of all of your passwords and your accounts, [but] not necessarily using the same password for each account. You can use a program like LastPass that stores your passwords, even very long passwords that are hard to get,” Ciummo said. Ciummo also said an added step in protection is having end-to-end encryption, which encrypts something before you send it. Cyber security awareness is important, especially for students who are almost always on some technological device. The amount of breaches are increasing, and with this comes the release of more programs and their vulnerabilities. If students involve themselves in countering cyber attacks and recognizing the gaps in technology, they can help advance their protection.
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Left: Courtney Wallis and Sidnee Brown, senior nursing majors, show the variety of symptoms the infant simulator is able to experience. Right: David Pownell, technology education professor, Lisa Douglass, math education professor and Cherry Steffen, chair of the education department, pose in front of the objects designed and 3D printed as a part of the STEM education program.
WU boasts innovative technology at the Capitol Allie Broockerd Washburn Review alexandria.dellinger@washburn.edu
There are a variety of reasons Washburn is chosen by potential students; tuition price, low cost of living and small class size. Although innovative technology may be a reason that has been previously overlooked, until now. Thursday, Jan. 19 was a
cold, quiet day outside of the Kansas State Capitol building, although a step inside proved otherwise. Washburn, along with several other Kansas universities, put their best foot forward, presenting their newest technology to Kansas legislators. Washburn Allied Health presented a carotid artery ultrasound machine, used to view blood flow and
detect blockages before a heart attack or stroke occurs. Program director of diagnostic medical sonography, Keith Farwell gave legislators the opportunity to view their own carotid arteries throughout the day, as the machine was set up at a table. Washburn’s nursing program showed its newest technology as well, a robotic baby complete with
veins, vitals and the ability to cry. The robot is controlled by the instructor on an iPad, which gives it the ability to simulate real-life conditions. “It’s a great opportunity for our students to practice caring for an infant in a no risk situation.”Amy White, simulation coordinator and lecturer said. See University Day Pg. 2
Photo courtesy of Craig Freerksen
Hurricane Harvey relief efforts continue in Texas Nineteen Washburn students traveled to east Texas over winter break to aid relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey. The team worked on houses that were damaged in the devastating floods that Hurricane Harvey brought in 2017.
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2 News January 24, 2018
Congress puts off shutdown
University Day Continued from Pg. 1 The education department’s main attraction was a 3D Emily Unruh Liberty are closed. However, holding government funding printer with the ability to print New York Governor Andrew - including funding for our Washburn Review a variety of plastic objects. emily.unruh@washburn.edu Cuomo announced that the troops and other national The printer, which has an statue, along with neighboring security priorities - hostage open top for convenient Friday night, Congress Ellis Island, would reopen to an unrelated immigration viewing, worked throughout raced to find a compromise in on Jan. 22, regardless of the debate. Due to this obstruction the day. This technology is order to avoid a government government shutdown. of justice, the government is part of the STEM Education shutdown, and pass the In a tweet Governor Cuomo shut down.” that the department offers. CR (continuing resolution). wrote, “we will not stand by President Trump signed a Science, technology, According to the New York as this symbol of freedom and bill Monday night officially engineering and math are all Times, the 2018 government opportunity goes dark.” A deal ending the nearly three promised in this abbreviation, shutdown continued with the Interior Department, day government shutdown. and the courses are co-taught throughout the weekend, and a payment of $65,000 a According to CNN, between Cherry Steffen, making Monday, Jan. 21, the day will allow the monument “the House and Senate chair of the department, third day. to reopen. voted Monday to end the and associate professors Lisa While the According government shutdown, “This is not the Douglass, math education and term ‘shutdown’ to Buzzfeed extending funding for three David Pownell, technology first time the U.S. News, Gov. assumes the weeks following a deal being education. worse, this is government has Cuomo stated, reached between Senate “Washburn currently has not the first “The Statue Minority Leader Chuck closed. In fact, the two 3D printers we use to time the US of Liberty is Schumer and Senate Majority teach with,” Pownell said. government has a symbol of government has Leader Mitch McConnell “Throughout the semester closed. In fact, shutdown 18 times, freedom and regarding regarding assurances students get to learn a little bit the government the first in 1976 opportunity for related to immigration.” about computer aided design has shutdown 18 all, and it is a The House passed the Cr [CAD].” The objects students during Gerald times, the first gross injustice 266-159, and the Senate in 1976 during Ford’s presidency.” that this passed 81-18. The Washington Gerald Ford’s Post writes, “the breakthrough presidency. came Monday after Senate The 2018 shutdown began administration’s dysfunction Democrats bowed to pressure Saturday, Jan. 20 at midnight. caused it to shut down. When Charles Rankin to reopen the government, Democrats and Republicans this administration tries to joining Republicans in backing Washburn Review were unable to reach a deport immigrants, when an immigration and spending charles.rankin@washburn.edu compromise on the CR, which they close down the Statue of compromise that was quickly is a stopgap solution until a full Liberty, they WSGA met for its first meeting denounced by budget can be passed. The bill are attacking of the semester 6:30 p.m. Jan. liberals and “Due to this ultimately failed in the Senate. who we are.” 17. After what appeared to be a immigration According to Independent, obstruction scheduling conflict, the meeting The activists.” the key disagreement between shutdown In a statement took place in Room 100 in of justice, the the parties was DACA, and Henderson instead of its usual occurred on Trump said the government is Trump’s removal of the location, the Kansas Room in the one year administration program. Despite Minority shut down.” -White Memorial Union. anniversary would “work leader Chuck Schumer, The change in venue seemed of Donald House answering toward solving and Majority leader Mitch to lead to a number of senators Trump’s the problem machine McConnell’s huddled efforts not being present as Speaker Pro presidency. In of very for compromise, the Senate Tempore Traevor McPherson response to unfair illegal voted the CR down. In asked after roll was called the shutdown the President immigration.” He added, “I the event of a government whether there was a quorum, tweeted, “This is the One Year am pleased that democrats shutdown, thousands of the minimum number of Anniversary of my Presidency have come to their senses.” federal employees will be voting members for legislation and the Democrats wanted As for DACA, Senate played on furlough, meaning to be conducted, present so to give me a nice present. Minority Whip Richard they won’t report to work that the meeting could move #DemocratShutdown.” J. Durbin (D-Ill.) said he until the shutdown is lifted. forward. According to another The White House changed hoped to be “celebrating” Employees, such as the member, there was in fact a it’s answering machine to with DACA recipients after military, and members of the quorum present and the meeting further blame the Democrats a possible victory in three transportation department, continued. for its failure to answer calls. weeks. “To all the ‘dreamers’ who are classified as After calling roll, the executive The recorded message says, watching today: Don’t give “essential” will continue staff members gave their reports. “unfortunately, we cannot up,” he said on the Senate working. National Parks, as Among the reports given, answer your call today because floor. “I know your lives are well as most federal run tourist Congressional Democrats are Public Relations and Marketing hanging in the balance.” activities, such as the Statue of Director Victoria Toothaker
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The education department shows off some of the items that have been 3D printed. Many of the items have gears and joints that were printed all in one piece, demonstrating the versatility of 3D printing.
design are meant to be used in an educational setting. These include small, colorful shapes and numbers. Higher education day was more than just a chance for universities to present technology, It was an opportunity for schools to advocate to legislators the importance of keeping education at the forefront of their minds.
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Stop, Shop, & Dine The Memorial Union will be hosting “Stop, Shop, & Dine” Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the main level of the buildings. Students are welcome to stop by and enjoy the event.
Coffee Talks The Memorial Union will be hosting another coffee talk Thursday, Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Union Underground. Anyone is free to stop by and enjoy this Irish Coffee Day while learning and socializing.
Leadership Institute Meeting The Leadership Institute will be hosting a meeting Thursday, Jan. 25, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union. This meeting is for Washburn students that are interested in the Leadership Institute and are looking for more information. Feel free to stop by and ask questions!
Active Bystander Training Washburn University is offering active bystander
training Friday, Jan. 26, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m in Room 105 of the Mabee Library. At this free training, students can learn how to safely intervene, increase knowledge and awareness, and take responsibility for making a change on campus. Sign up for a seat at www.Facebook.com/ WUstandtogether.
Disney’s The Jungle Book The Helen Hocker Theater will be hosting a showing of Disney’s new “The Jungle Book,” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26 and 27.
This public event costs $11 dollars per person. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at http:// boxoffice.printtixusa. com/topekacivictheatre/ calendar.
Leadership Institute Spring Orientation Following the informational meeting, the Leadership institution will be holding an orientation Saturday, Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Washburn Room A. Attend this event to learn how to take the starting steps to get involved and become a leader in life and in our community.
asked the senators for ideas of businesses to add to the iSave program and a list of places that give Washburn students discounts. Budget Director Zac Surrit updated the senators on the auditing process taking place with student organizations and President Alexis Simmons stated that WSGA is looking for ways to get involved in the community for Sexual Assault Awareness Month coming up in April. The official swearing in of two new executive staff members also occurred during the meeting with Jessica Barraclough, faculty adviser for WSGA, swearing in Toothaker as Public Relations and Marketing Director and Sarah Arriaga as Chief of Staff. The senate also voted to allocate $900 to the Interfraternity Council for a conference in February in Indianapolis and approved the appointment of Senator Tristan Weinbrenner as chair of the communications committee and Senator Lauren Mulanax as chair of the nominations committee.
Musical Comedy CAB will be hosting Morgan Jay’s Musical Comedy Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union. Jay is a skilled actor and comedian from New Jersey who attended the Tisch School of the Arts. This is a free event, and all Washburn students are encouraged to come and enjoy the show!
Giveaways in Mabee library CAB will be handing out giveaways from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25
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January 24, 2018 News 3
WU students step up in wake of lasting Harvey destruction Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu
While many students were spending their final week of winter break working, relaxing or preparing for the first week of classes, one group of Washburn students spent time helping people in need. Nineteen Washburn students finished their break with a trip to east Texas to help with the continuing relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey from Jan. 8 to Jan. 14. Various organizations and groups on campus were involved in the planning, promoting, funding and completion of the project. Craig Freerksen, the director of Christian Challenge at Washburn, was one of the organizers of the project. “It was [the] Leadership Institute, [Learning in the Community] office, Bonner leaders [and] I believe there was some WSGA participation with this too,” Freerksen said. “In the administration of the university, there was coordination and organization through them and with them as we were trying to establish an institutional response from Washburn to the hurricane, how we were going to help.”
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Bods at work: A group of ten students from Washburn stands outside of one of the Habitat for Humanity sites. The team worked on new building projects for Habitat and a project that was begun before Harvey hit.
Harvey hit Texas, Washburn began looking for ways to help the affected areas. The administration worked with the alumni association to let its members know of ways to support the relief effort, especially monetarily. The alumni were given two options: either give directly to Baytown through Washburn or give to the Red Cross.
winter break and another coming up during spring break. Although the winter trip was coordinated partially by Freerksen, he said it was really the work of three students: Mackenzie Moore, Shyla Mason and Hannah Fairchild. “It was a cooperative effort,” Freerksen said. “We had students from all over campus as part of the trip, including four international students. We were just thrilled to have them.” The relief effort itself had a few different aspects to it. The Washburn team worked primarily with two different organizations. Some of the students worked with Habitat for Humanity which had two projects: a new construction that started after the hurriFocused: A group of Washburn students, including graphic design major Kyler cane and the rebuilding of Cogburn, third from the left, helped at one of the Habitat for Humanity sites in a house that started before Texas. Habitat continues its work on various projects of relief from Hurricane the hurricane. Harvey. “The house was beyond the drywall stage and was A lot of the coordination “We kind of adopted onto trim and other work,” came with the help of a Baytown because Nick was Freerksen said. “It had Washburn alumnus Nick there, because of the imabout five feet of water in Woolery, who works in the pact he had at Washburn,” it for five days so it had trecity manager’s office in Freerksen said. “We found mendous work to be done.” Baytown, Texas. Woolery someone we could connect Another organization that is no stranger to disaster with personally.” Washburn worked with was relief. When he was a stuThe next step in the relief Operation Blessing. That dent, Woolery took relief process was to figure out group’s main purpose was trips with Washburn to the physical response, or to go into houses and take Greensburg, Kansas after the sending of people to the out things like drywall, tile the tornado that devastated area. It was decided that or anything else that was the town, and to Louisiana there would be two trips heavily damaged by water. after Hurricane Katrina. taken, the one during the Ryan McIntosh, a junior Shortly after Hurricane
computer science major, was part of that team. McIntosh said one of the most memorable experiences was removing something from one of the houses. “[The homeowner] had a bathtub from 1957, made out of cast iron,” McIntosh said. “We had five or six guys that had to carry it out of his house.” Another memorable moment for McIntosh happened while they were destroying tile in a house with sledgehammers. He was about to smash the last piece of tile in the kitchen when a fellow team member from Washburn stopped him. “She takes the tile and writes Kitchen 2018 on it and has all of us sign it,” McIntosh said. “Then we gave it to the homeowner. The team that worked with Operation Blessing was able to finish work on three houses that would then be moved onto the next step of the process of recovery, according to Freerksen. On the final day, the team was able to help distribute furniture to people who lost everything in the hurricane. Trucks lined up and people would fill out a piece of paper with the things they needed and it was given to them. The furniture was donated from a hotel in another state.
Vape tricks Jan. 15, 12:09 a.m. Phi Delta Theta’s fire alarm goes off. Topeka Fire Department determined the cause to be vaporizer smoke.
Watch your mouth Jan. 17, 12 a.m. A report was filed on campus for verbal threats made toward another subject.
Sketchy student Jan. 18, 9:45 a.m. Ichabod Shop employees suspect a customer of shoplifting. The investigation is ongoing.
Bring it back Jan. 17, 9:30 a.m. A laptop computer was recovered from a former student at Washburn Tech.
Above the law Jan. 17, 8:29 p.m. A driver was pulled over for speeding on the 1600 block of SW 17 St. The
driver had a suspended license and was arrested on warrant. Hairy situation Jan. 17, 11:53 p.m. The alarm is triggered at the Academy of Cosmetology on 109 SW 29 St. The building was secure, the alarm was set off by an unknown cause.
Fortunately, much of the cost of the trip was provided by different organizations and donors, although there was some cost for the students. Each student had to pay $100 to help cover some of the expenses. Freerksen said that the fact these students had to pay something meant that they were truly invested. “For a student to say ‘I’m going to spend $100 and spend a week of my break to go and work really hard for five days, 15 hours away’ that means you have students that understand the need to add value to people,” Freerksen said.
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Sweaty fingers Jan. 19, 3 p.m. Personal items are reported stolen at the Student Recreation Center. The investigation
continues. Back to school blues Jan. 21, 9:26 p.m A container of alcoholic beverages is located in Parking Lot 2 at 1650 SW 18 St.
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4 Opinion January 24, 2018
Editorial: #Timeisup Over 300 women in Hollywood made a New Year’s pledge: “The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace. It’s time to do something about it.” Reese Witherspoon tweeted a picture Jan. 1 reading, “Time’s up on silence. Time’s up on waiting. Time’s up on tolerating discrimination, harassment and abuse. #TIMESUP.” The same night, America Ferrera tweeted a photo of herself wearing a shirt that said Time’s Up, and holding an New York Times newspaper that said “Dear Sisters,” detailing the Time’s Up movement. Joining Witherspoon and Ferrera in their tweets on the New Year was Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington and Brie Larson. All of the women echoed the same statement: “Dear sisters,” Time’s Up on staying silent about the abuse, inequality and discrimination that women face. The Golden Globes gave celebrities the first chance to show their solidarity with the movement. A large percentage of attendees, not only women, dressed in black, wore Time’s Up pins and brought activists as their dates for the night. Witherspoon posted a video with other stars including Larson, Rashida Jones, Tessa Thompson and Kerry Washington encouraging viewers to join them in wearing black. “However you choose to participate – you can get
dressed up in a gown if you want. We’re accepting PJs and sweats too. Whatever you want,” Witherspoon said. A group of celebrities including Meryl Streep and Tracee Ellis Ross, along with designers such as Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs and Stella
only in Hollywood but farther, specifically to college campuses. Sara Wendel, the president of Advocates for Women of the World which works to raise awareness of women’s issues at Ohio State, told The Lantern that she’s anticipating seeing the activism’s effect on campus. “It’s empowering to see an issue too often seen on college campuses discussed by people of all ages, sexes, and genders, and professions,” Wendel said. “I hope that the conversation will only expand and continue until everyone understands what constitutes sexual harassment and assault and that both are wrong.” In its current state, I believe that Time’s Up is unable to sustain itself. The movement holds the potential of radically changing the way that we view power structures, but Time’s Up will be its own worst enemy if it stays in the same realm it was created. As Time’s Up grows, it must continue to surround itself with allies, and not just for women. Sexual assault, harassment and silencing are perpetrated by a multitude of offenders. The alliance of supporters and victims across the board will determine the strength of the movement’s future. In order to do this, Time’s Up must build up from a starting point of openness and discussion, and not through fear. The fear of being persecuted or shamed for an
opposing belief has caused potential supporters to be trapped in a cycle of hiding. Time’s Up is at a critical point in which the next level and the longevity of this movement will be based on the creation of open dialogue. However, that’s not to say that Time’s Up doesn’t hold potential. The initiative shows a world where victims have the opportunity to be believed first. The conversations have begun. The discussion about what sexual assault and harassment looks like is being pushed to center stage. Burack said the current movements will not create a world without sexual assault, but they could change the magnitude to which it is experienced. “The goal is just to do a lot better than we’re doing now, and to do that on many different fronts,” Burack said. “We can do a lot better protect people before those harms occur and we can also do a lot better at making people feel whole after the fact.” For many, Time’s Up and #MeToo represents women standing together and refusing to submit. Time’s Up represents a generation who is tired of waiting for the promised revolution on gender equality. However, Time’s Up must continue to function through an open discussion. An initiative that says “we are done holding our tongues and not speaking up.” “Time is up on tolerating discrimination, harassment and abuse.” The clock has run out.
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“The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace. It’s time to do something about it,” McCartney, announced Jan. 17 that they would be teaming up with Time’s Up and eBay to sell and raffle their Golden Globe gowns, or designs with the proceeds going to the Time’s Up legal fees. Vogue reports a total of 39 black gowns and tuxedos from the Golden Globes will be auctioned off in honor of the Time’s Up movement. Time’s Up comes at the perfect time in Hollywood. It coincides with a movement of women’s liberation that began in Hollywood back in October 2017 when producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexually coercing and
assaulting multiple women. The #MeToo movement, coupled with the growing list of accusations against powerful men, meant that Time’s Up was uniquely set up to take off. The number of names and the titles gave the publicity for this movement an edge. The initiative of Time’s Up has many implications for women in Hollywood. Forbes magazine reports that “Time’s Up…could be the movement that finally brings pay parity to Tinseltown.” However the question that many are asking is, what can Time’s Up and the #MeToo movement do for women who are in a much different position than the celebrities who spoke up. Time’s Up’s describes its movement as a “unified call for change from women in entertainment from women everywhere.” Yet, some believe that these campaigns are short-lived and will fizzle out. Cynthia Burack, professor of political theory at Ohio State University, said in an interview with The Lantern: “It’s not a problem that’s going to be solved by the kinds of campaigns we’re seeing now. They can lead to better solutions in the future.” Burack said that movements like #MeToo and Time’s Up have happened in the past, but didn’t endure, leading her to believe that these movements might not last. But for others, the push of Time’s Up represents a potential of change, not
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Claire Baudouin Junior Languages and Human Resources “I make [social media] networks private. I don’t share much personal information. I use a special email just for Twitter.”
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“Anything I use on a regular basis I update regularly. I generally just be careful with sites I visit and use adblock on sites I don’t trust.”
“Trust no one. I try and refrain from using public computers. I constantly run virus scans. I don’t have any social media. I reroute all my emails to one account.”
Madison Funk Sophomore Bio-Chemistry and Physics “I have social media but I’m not very active on it. I’ve never post pictures taken at my own house. I don’t pose anything with locations. I don’t add people I don’t personally know. I stay away from unfamiliar sites.”
David Walker Freshman Accounting and Finance “I only let friends of friends see my social media accounts. I also sign in to VPNs when on wifi and only use my home wifi when accessing things like my back account. I give the least amount of information as possible when opening accounts.”
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Washburn track and field places fifth at UCM Bryan Grabauskas Washburn Review bryan.grabauskas@washburn.edu
The Ichabod track teams traveled to Missouri Jan. 19 to participate in the University of Central Missouri Invite. Overall, both the men’s and women’s teams ranked fifth out of the eight teams competing at the event. The runners for the men’s side racked up 35.85 points, while the women earned 43. The Ichabods may not have ranked very high overall, but they shined in a few events. On the field, Washburn ranked top five in four events. Kevin Norville won the men’s triple jump, with Ramel Mason came close behind in third. Tom Haug earned fifth in the men’s high jump, with Jacob Newlin taking ninth in the same event. Makayla Kueser came third in the women’s long jump and McKenzie Blevins got ninth. In the women’s high jump, Grace Ivey earned fifth while Makayla Kueser earned ninth. Finally, Rachael Mayberry and Natalie Lanman came in second and fifth, respectively, in the women’s pole vault.
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Rachel Mayberry leaps over the high jump bar at the UCM Invitational on Jan 19
Ichabods earned top five rankings in six running events. Corey Ballentine earned first in the 200m Dash and third in the 60m Dash. In the Women’s 60m Dash, Tyjai Adams earned fourth and Madalynn Norris earned fifth. Chia Okoro and Jenny Krause earned fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Women’s 600yd Run. Courtney Freed came in second place in the 400m
Dash. The Women’s 4x400 Relay team, comprised of Shae Ware, Chia Okoro, Jenny Krause, and Courtney Freed, came in third place. The men’s relay came in eighth place. It consisted of Trevin Wiens, Chris Martin, Michael Pearl, and Jacob Newlin. While the results of this meet were not as impressive as desired, Junior Courtney Freed and Fresh-
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man Rachael Mayberry are looking towards the future. “To me, with the UCM meet, coming back from winter break does make a difference in the aspect of getting back into the swing of competing in meets,” said Freed, “you will never get better if you can’t learn from the little errors you make at the meets.” “To prepare and get ready for this week’s meet, we plan on vaulting Mon-
day and Tuesday to focus a lot on form,” said Mayberry, “I look to improve my run and the top of my vault in hopes for a good performance.” Up next for the Ichabods is another indoor meet on the KU campus in Lawrence Thursday, Jan. 25 through Friday, Jan. 26. The Ichabods will look to compete against some top tier talent when they head to Lawrence.
On the Field
Men’s 60m Hurdles: Josh Wright, seventh; Trevin Wiens, ninth; Logan Stock, 11th; Michael Pearl, 12th; Jacob Newlin, 16th.
Men’s Pole Vault: Jack Noble, sixth; Austin Tebecky, ninth; Caleb Bradley, 11th; Cale Snyder, 12th; Logan Stock, 12th; and Kris Wood, 16th.
Men’s 60m Dash: Corey Ballentine, fourth(P), third(F); Josh Wright, eighth(P).
Men’s Long Jump: Trevin Wiens, 15th; Kameron Spencer, 17th; Ramel Mason, 22nd; and Cedric Lee, 23rd.
Men’s 200m Dash: Corey Ballentine, first; Skyler Henry, 11th.
Men’s Shot Put: Michael Majors, 10th; Colton Dunkle, 16th; Jesse Renfro, 21st; Sam Stranathan, 24th; and Marcos Garcia, 30th.
Men’s 600yd Dash: Skyler Henry, 12th; Cedric Smith, 13th. Men’s 3000m Run: Brandon Hoeffner, ninth. Women’s 60m Hurdles: Tyjai Adams, fourth(P), fourth(F); Madalynn Norris, fifth(P), fifth(F); Morgan Howard, seventh. Women’s 600yd Run: Chia Okoro, fourth; Jenny Krause, fifth; Lindsay Stinson, 13th. Women’s 60m Dash: Shae Ware, 19th; Darian Hillebert, 21st; Jenny Krause, 23rd; Chia Okoro, 26th; Kimmie Snepp, 27th; Tyjai Adams, 28th; Courtney Freed, 30th; Rachel Heiman, 31st; Alona Harrison, 36th.
Men’s Weight Throw: Michael Majors, 14th; Dallas Thompson, 16th; Colton Dunkle, 20th; Jesse Renfro, 26th; Sam Stranathan, 27th; and Marcos Garcia, 28th. Women’s eight throw, including another top ten ranking: Jordan Hoffman, ninth; Kylie James, 12th; Melody Baker, 15th; Shelby Edwards, 16th; and Dayle Davis, 19th. Four of the weight throwers also participated in the Shot Put: Jordan Hoffman, ninth; Kylie James, 10th; Dayle Davis, 12th; and Melody Baker, 14th.
Daily choices: choosing the right fuel for your body Kendra Wicks Washburn Review kendra.wicks@washburn.edu
Maintaining a healthy diet is probably the most difficult part of living a healthy lifestyle. Deciding to go to the gym is a choice we make only a few times a week, but we’re faced with the question of what to eat multiple times throughout the day. It can be extremely difficult to continuously make good choices, so developing strong habits is key. Here are some tips on how to flip your diet around for the better. The word “diet” has a negative connotation in our society, but the truth is, your diet is simply whatever you
eat. If the idea of “dieting” stresses you out, try to think of it as fueling your body, being mindful of what you eat in accordance to your fitness goals. It doesn’t have to be a strict plan that only allows for tasteless food. The main key to changing your diet is to take small steps. Any sudden, radical change is going to be difficult to maintain and will likely bring you more frustration than results. Try something simple, such as drinking more water, as a starting point. Cutting out sugary drinks, eating a green vegetable with every meal or going out to eat only once a week are all good examples of small changes you can make.
Once you comfortably fit one thing into your lifestyle, add something else. There are so many different ways to be aware of what
“The main key to changing your diet is to take small steps.” you’re eating. If you’re just starting out, intuitive eating is a great place to begin. This involves simply being mindful of when and what you’re
eating. Ask yourself if you’re eating because you’re actually hungry and if what you’re taking in is good for your body. Simply paying attention to the food you’re putting into your body will improve your eating habits quickly. If you’re ready to start keeping a record of what you’re eating, tracking your macronutrients will allow you to efficiently build muscle or shred fat. Macronutrients are fats, proteins and carbs. Eating the right amounts of these nutrients will give your body the supplies it needs to slim down or bulk up, depending on your personal goals. Intermittent fasting is a practice that involves waiting
until around mid-day to eat. This allows people who are eating less calories to feel less hungry at night and avoid the temptation to eat more. These two techniques can be used separately or combined, depending on your personal preference and goals. However you choose to eat, make sure it’s a way that works well with your lifestyle and schedule. Prepare your meals early, track macros a few days a week or simply listen to your body and eat when you’re hungry. Keep an eye on your health and make sure that whatever path you choose leaves you with a positive relationship with your body and with food.
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6 Sports January 24, 2018
Men’s basketball loses twelve-game winning streak Justin Villalona Washburn Review justin.villalona@washburn.edu
Washburn men’s basketball team had two away games, Jan. 14 against Missouri Southern State University in which Washburn improved to 12 wins straight. Washburn then faced Pittsburg State University Jan. 20 in a nailbiter, but Pitt came out on top and snapped Washburn’s 12game winning streak. With Washburn’s win against Missouri Southern, they improved to 14-3 and 8-0 in MIAA conference. The Ichabods lead by 15 most of the game and kept the Lions on their heels and had them fighting to come back. The Lions found some spark and started to come back and cut the lead by six at 69-63
with two minutes left to play. But the Ichabods were just too much as Javion Blake and David Salach hit both of their free-throws. Isaac Clark had a total of 22 points and eight rebounds, Brady Skeens recorded his 29th career double double with 15 points and 13 rebounds and had four blocks. With Javion Blake scoring 12 and Randall Smith having 10 points, that means four Ichabods had double figures. The Ichabods outrebounded the Lions 50 to 37 and went 30 of 43 from the free-throw line. The Ichabods then went to Pittsburg, Kansas to take on the Pittsburg State University Gorillas fresh off their win again Missouri Southern. Washburn came out and showed everyone that they
came to play as they built a 9-1 run with 11 minutes to play in the game. But then the Gorillas went on a 11-2 run to take the lead to 67-66. Junior Guard Tyas Martin hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 38 just before the half. Senior Guard Cameron Wiggins came back after halftime with a three-pointer to put the Ichabods back on top with the score of 69-67. The Ichabods went on a 5-1 run to put the lead up to 73-68. But it wasn’t enough to contain the Gorillas as they went on an 8-1 run for the comeback win, as they hit two 3-pointers and a field goal. The only point the Ichabods scored was Brady Skeens free throw to put the score at 76-74 with one minute left to play. Brady Skeens became the 25th Ichabods to score
Photo by Scott Stormann Washburn head coach Brett Ballard with assistant coaches Matt Hundley and Joe Balestrieri.
1,000-points and he also had another double-double which made it his fifth of the season and his 30th of his career as an Ichabod. He had 17 points and 12 rebounds and three blocks. The final score was 76-74, and Washburn fell to 14-4 and 8-1 in the MIAA.
Up next for the Ichabods is a home game against Southwest Baptist at Lee Arena Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The Ichabods look to bounce back from their first loss since the conference season started to continue their dominating lead in the MIAA conference rankings.
Women’s basketball has up and down week in conference play Trevor Beurman Washburn Review trevor.beurman@washburn.edu
After being on the wrong end of a three game losing streak, starting the season 12-1, the Ichabods looked to rebound against Missouri Southern State Jan. 17 to stop their slide behind in the conference rankings. Washburn started out the gates very slow on the offensive side, the first half was characteristic of the losing skid the Ichabods had suffered the last three games. Fortunately, sophomore Reagan Phelan came to buck the trend. In the first half, Phelan locked down 10 points for Washburn. “I know we needed some scoring so I just tried to be
aggressive and help my team. We definitely played a lot better in the second half,” Phelan said. The second half effort was much better from the Ichabods and from Phelan herself, as Phelan ended with a career high 32 points. Phelan fueled the Ichabods in this game, pushing the offense forward outpacing any true effort from the Lions to retaliate back. While the Lions would stay relatively close in the whole game, Phelan always had answers to keep the Ichabods on the front end. “We have been a lot crisper at practice, we just do not want to lose anymore, we want to change,” sophomore Alexis McAfee said. Washburn ended with a win, breaking the three-game
losing streak and beating out the Lions with a 85-74 score. Washburn then traveled to Pittsburg, Kan. to take on the Gorillas of Pittsburg State University. The Ichabods faced off against the Gorillas Jan 20. at John Lance Arena looking to add on to their victory against Missouri Southern State earlier in the week. This game started off completely different than the match against the Lions the game before. The Ichabods came out firing on all cylinders on offense, having a 10 point lead at one point during the game. Unfortunately, this margin would not last long as the Gorillas would close the gap down the stretch, erasing the lead and ending the half
with a three-pointer to set the halftime score at 38-35 with the Gorillas up front. The progress and momentum the Ichabods set in the first half was completely erased, and it would show after halftime. The game took a turn for the worse from there as the Gorillas began breaking away with a monumental lead and the Ichabod offense would freeze with barely any effort to take the game back. The match would keep slipping away and the Ichabods ended with another conference loss by an 18 point margin. The Gorillas won 77-59, continuing a head scratching series of games for this women’s basketball team that started out so well in the season.
Up next for the Ichabods is a homestand against Southwest Baptist Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. The Ichabods will look to right the ship against the Bearcats as they enter conference limbo in the middle of the rankings.
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Reagan Phelan 32 Points (Career High) 8-17 Field Goals 4-5 Three Pointers
Opinion: Colaw Fitness offers tons of useful equipment I myself rarely ever work out, but recently after a determined plea from my fiancè we both decided to work on our health. Topeka has a multitude of gyms to choose from, but its newest addition is Colaw Fitness. Colaw Fitness is a fairly new business with only three locations across the United States. The fitness centers specifically have been designed as an answer to the gym experience that many people have grown to be really tired of and annoyed by. Colaw Fitness has policies that they enforce pretty well that deter people from turning the gym into a hostile place of showboating and aggressive personalities. One of these policies is the “No Gym Jerks” rule which specifically suspends people “who drop weights, make loud noises, disturb others or has a show off attitude.” They haven’t exactly followed this policy because I personally have experienced many issues with people being overly-enthusiastic and obnoxious when using the weight machines. While the atmosphere of the gym is more welcoming than others I’m familiar with, the occasional jerk does sneak through. Something worth saying is
Rates go down the more you workout: • $5 a month when you workout 12 times during the month. • $18 a month when you workout 11 days or less in a month. Or choose a flat rate: • $10 a month at the beginning of every month. • $39 annual fee, with a guarantee of no
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that while Colaw is a Christian company and its values and mission statement are about Christianity, I encourage students who don’t follow Christianity to come. The staff and environment of Colaw isn’t preachy at all and will not bother you or require you to be Christian to attend. These extra rules really help to make a positive environment for anyone planning on finding a new place to work out, but when looking for a new gym what you should really look out for is what is available at the location.
Colaw Fitness comes fully stocked with anything you could ever need. There is a large area for yoga and medicine ball training, almost every type of exercise machine you could want from stair climbers, ellipticals, bikes and treadmills. There are also rowing, weights machines specified to exercise different muscles, as well as free weights for you to do with as you choose. The gym also comes with a fairly large locker room, four changing rooms, several bathrooms with showers in them, as well as both standing
and laying down tanning beds and massage chairs that utilize rollers and hydropumps to relax you after a particularly tough workout. What does all of this cost? A whopping $5 a month. If anything, Colaw Fitness should be praised for its incredible deal. Customers who have signed up for the deal will simply have put down a down payment of $1 and then towards the end of the first month pay will have to pay a $39 annual fee. As long as someone uses this membership at least 12 days every month than your rate will never go
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up. If you go less than 12, then the monthly fee will go up to pay $18. With this deal you get free unlimited use of the massage chairs and the tanning beds, 24 hour access, trainer instruction, diet assistance, and if you convince three friends to sign up, you get a free year of membership. For those who don’t want to feel the pressure of having to attend at least 12 days, which is three days every weak at the least by the way, then you can instead use their alternative plan which is only $10 a month and gets you the exact same benefits as the other plan, but without the mandatory minimum attendances. Colaw fitness is a great new business for Topeka, and one that will certainly interest those looking for cheap but alternative exercising locations other than the Student Rec, Center at Washburn. While Colaw Fitness doesn’t fully enforce its “gym jerk” policy, it is such a good deal that you would be missing out if you didn’t take a chance on this new fitness center.
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January 24, 2018 Student Life 7
‘Super Flu’ returns after 100 years
Emily Unruh
Washburn Review emily.unruh@washburn.edu
“A century after one of history’s worst disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how to guard against another super-flu like the 1918 global influenza that killed tens of million,” writes the Washington Post Jan. 17. It seems that the flu has returned with vengeance with the current most dominant strain of the virus, H3H2, has caused deaths and hospitalizations.
The New York Post on Jan. 19 writes “between Jan. 7 and 10, there were 10 more flurelated deaths among children, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths to 30, according to the CDC.” They estimate that the virus hasn’t reached its peak yet, with the strongest strain a version of an “animal flu strain” which is estimated to be the next human threat. Labs around the US are working on ways to combat this “super flu,” such as a new type of vaccination that
would could lead to only the elimination of the annual fall vaccine and instead require a shot once every five or 10 years. Dr. Brahim Ardolic, chairman of emergency medicine at Staten Island University Hospital told CNN, “there’s no question that the people who got their flu shots this year got less sick than the people who don’t.” A universal flu vaccine has been designated as top priority for NIH’s (National Institute of Health) National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Disease. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland says in an interview with “ The Columbus Dispatch,” “we have to do better and by better, we mean a universal flu vaccine. A vaccine that is going to protect you against essentially all, or most strains of flu.” The outbreak of influenza has prompted Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to declare a state of emergency, the proclamation states, that due to the high number of sick patients
“care may now no longer be provided in the traditional, normal, and customary manner nor is the utilization of traditional, normal, and customary standards of care possible.” Yet, the Washington Post writes, “researchers hope they’re finally closing in on stronger flu shots, ways to boost much-needed protection against ordinary winter influenza and guard against future pandemics, or outbreaks in many countries.”
Staying Healthy During Flu Season - Dispose of tissues after coughing/sneezing immediately and appropriately
- Get the flu vaccine - Wash your hands frequently
- Eat right and exercise
- Avoid sharing things
- Avoid crowds and people who are sick
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- If you get sick, avoid vulnerable people and stay home from work and school
- Get a healthy 8-9 hours of sleep a night - Reduce Stress
- Student Health located in Morgan Hall 140 *information taken from uwhealth.org
This Siberian village makes Kansas winter look like summertime Sarah Miller Washburn Review sarah.miller6@washburn.edu
If you think it’s been cold in Topeka, imagine living in Oymyakon, Siberia. Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited village in the world with temperatures that are colder than the surface of Mars. Last week, a global cold snap dropped temperatures severely. In Topeka, and all over Kansas, the temperatures dipped below zero with the windchill as low as -15 to -25 degrees. The population went into a panic and many schools and businesses were shut down Jan. 16, the coldest day of the snap.
In this region of the world these low temperatures are considered extremely cold, but in Siberia -25 degrees is considered tropical. Oymyakon was also hit by the cold spike and the temperature dropped to an incredible -88 degrees. More incredible than that is that this isn’t the lowest temperature recorded there. In 2013, temperatures in Oymyakon reportedly dropped to -98 degrees and unofficial temperatures have gone as low as a staggering -108 degrees. Schools in the area did close during these days, but have reportedly stayed open well into the -50’s. The climate in this area is
The Hello fellow Bods! As the new public relations and marketing director of Washburn Student Government Association, I would like say that all are welcome to bring to me new ideas, questions, and concerns about marketing or public relations. Washburn Student Government is about students helping students, and that is exactly what I want to do for you! Almost 106 ago WSGA was established and for all of those years senators and executive staff have been working for and with their fellow bods to create the Washburn University that we have today. On Feb. 14,
always incredibly cold, so the 500 residents that live there have had to adapt to life with very little heat. From Dec. 1 to March 1, it is unlikely for the temperature to ever go above zero degrees. This means it is almost impossible to grow crops or cook food properly. The population has taken to eating raw, frozen meat as the basis of their diet. One of the delicacies of the region is frozen whitefish. Other popular frozen dishes are raw horse and reindeer meat, frozen horse liver and frozen cubes of horse blood. Diesel fuel will begin to freeze once it reaches -58 degrees, which is a common occurrence in Oymyakon.
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1912, students of Washburn University came together to create the first student government association of Washburn University and because of that we all get to help make Washburn University a better place for all. Students, like those who established WSGA, are the reason that we get to benefit from all that Washburn has to offer us (diversity, student organizations, free events, and much more). By using your voice and creativity, we can continue creating a better campus for everyone.
questions so please feel free to come to the Washburn Student Government Association office in the Union Underground and talk to us about how we can help! If there is something that you would like WSGA to advertise on our social media platforms contact me at wsga.publicrelations@ washburn.edu. Or if you would like to join WSGA feel free to contact Chief of Staff, Sarah Arriaga, at wsga. chief@washburn.edu.
Every senator and executive staff member’s job is to help students voice their needs, concerns, and
Victoria Toothaker WSGA Public Relations/ Marketing Director
Cheers!
This means that cars have to be left running to prevent the fuel or parts from freezing. Outhouses are very common because the ground is too frozen for underground pipes. Any exposed skin in this type of weather can and usually does fall victim to frostbite. Many photos that have made this location so popular on social media depict people completely bundled from head-to-toe with frozen, frosty eyelashes and eyebrows. The only way to stay warm in this weather is to bundle up in animal furs, synthetic fur simply won’t cut it. Reindeer fur is a favorite as it is very warm and it pays homage to the history of the village as it
was a stop for reindeer herders in the 1920’s. The people that live there are accustomed to cold, but unfortunately living in such extreme weather conditions can quickly turn deadly. According to “The Washington Post,” just last week two men froze to death after their car stalled and they were forced to walk to the nearest farmhouse. The villagers are proud of their reputation and the town has been nicknamed the “Pole of the Cold.” Who can blame them for being proud of their small population for braving these extreme weather conditions?
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8 Student Life January 24, 2018
Preparing for post-grad life: what you need to know Emily Unruh Washburn Review emily.unruh@washburn.edu
Many students are familiar with the specific tilt of the head that precedes the question, “So, what are you going to do with that degree?” It’s not an unreasonable question. With tuition prices rising, students rush to beef up their resumes or pick majors that guarantee the ability to make payments. Hopefully, when one picks a major, it falls in the overlapping area of the Venn diagram between the circles that contains enjoyable things and being employed. To combat the fear of unemployment after graduation, multiple departments at Washburn University have begun to add classes or courses to their programs. “I was a student here back in the ‘80s, and none of that was ever talked about,” said Michael Hagar, chair of the art department. “It was that ivory tower type of mentality where we teach you, but you figure everything else out. Well, that’s changed. That
62% of recent college graduates are working in jobs that require a degree.
27%
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are working in a job that relates to their major.
93%
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believe that critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills are more important than a job candidate’s undergraduate field of study.
95% of employers are looking for candidates whose skills translate into out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. Statistics from Forbes.com
is old school, and it’s ridiculous.” Now, colleges across the nation, including Washburn, have begun to mold their programs to better prepare students for the job market. “I sit on the career services advisory board, where employers from the community as well as faculty and staff from campus get together and talk about what can we better do to help out students with this transition, and within that. We often hear from employers that they really wish faculty would never give partial credit or accept things late,” said RaLynn Schmalzried, an assistant professor of psychology. “Once you’re out in the workforce, a deadline is a deadline and no, you can’t get partial credit for it, you missed it, or you show up 20 minutes late for class regularly or miss regularly, that’s going to impact your performance and likelihood of keeping the job.” The first step, of course, is getting interviews for either master’s programs or jobs in the first place. “[In] the sociology and anthropology club, we will periodically have little workshops for students to help work on their CV, and help them draft letters of intent or research statements,” said Alexandra Klales, an assistant professor in the anthropology department. “If they are thinking of going to grad school or even a job, getting help with your resume and your cover letters or your CV and your statements for the universities are really important.” While certain departments
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have specific programs that are tailored to their areas of expertise, the three fields of anthropology, psychology, and art all agree on two main points: classes are needed to help students transition out of a university setting and internships in these fields are invaluable.
“So, what are you going to do with that degree?” The psychology and art departments have similar classes that are required to make sure students know how to sell themselves to employers. According to Dr. Schmalzried, as of a few years ago, students are required to take Classroom to Career, PY 385, on top
of the already existing Psych forum, PY 299, to ensure that students can communicate to interviewers how their schooling has prepared them and developed the skills necessary for the occupation they are pursuing. The art department’s parallel courses, entitled Art Forum and Bachelor of Fine Arts Professional Practices, help its students by discussing resumes, letters of recommendation and related items. All three departments also either highly encourage or require students to complete an internship before graduation. “Doing an internship gives [students] things like time management, organizational skills, leadership skills, analytical skills they can apply to a wide variety of fields,” said Klales. In the art department, things work similarly.
“We have developed more vocation looking kind of end game for students,” said Hagar. It is important to realize that people can acquire work that doesn’t match exactly what is printed on their diploma. “When you search Indeed or any of the job sites, a lot of them aren’t going to say a requirement is a bachelor’s of Psychology, which gives rise to this idea that you can’t do anything with a bachelor’s in Psychology,” said Schmalzried. “There’s a lot of jobs out there that have a related field in their requirements and it takes some work on the student to show them how, and not trying to spin, or lie, or tell the story, but truly how their psychology courses are equivalent to the skills that their employer is looking for. Tailor every [application], tailor every cover letter.”
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How has Washburn prepared you for life beyond graduation?
By Matt Boland
Nicole Engelken freshman pre-pharmacy
Haley Torneden freshman nursing
Cara Martin junior nursing
Bryce Chavis graduate student sports management
“That’s kind of funny because I’m not really graduating. I’m doing my pre pharmacy requisites to go to KU’s Pharmacy school. Washburn has prepared me because Washburn kind of pairs you with KU’s curriculum so it’s almost exactly the same if not overall harder.”
“Pretty well I’m in the nursing school, so coming out of that I’m kind of expecting on being prepared, hopefully. Classes that have prepared me are anatomy and physiology, the prerequisites coming into nursing school.
“I feel like I will be prepared. Well this is my first semester in nursing school so I’m learning a lot in pathophysiology. It is a class about the disease process, how disease changes the function of the body.”
“Usually try to see a positive outlook. It goes away when whatever is stressing you out is done like homework. I’m kind of an optimist. To be honest, I function better under stress”
Emily Gile sophomore education “I believe the in-field experience that washburn classes provide have given me not only a confirmation of my interest in the subject but confidence in doing it once I graduate.”
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January 24, 2018 Features 9
Nintendo introduces peculiar innovation Labo Yash Chitrakar
Washburn Review yash.chitrakar@washburn.edu
Nintendo seems to be going back to its roots with titles like “Breath of the Wild” and “Super Mario Odyssey,” adding the sheer, rich, childlike fun that was loudly present in their yesteryear. However, they seem to have gone back even further, harkening to their years as a toy company, with their new product, Nintendo Labo, that seemingly melds toys and video games. The Labo is a set of cardboard and rubber bands that come in preset shapes that can be assembled to form accessories that are paired with the Switch’s controllers—Joy Cons—to play a game. “Only Nintendo could have come up with this,” said Nick Nasca, a freshman at Washburn and an avid Nintendo fan. As with anything new, especially technology, a public debate of varying intensity
is incited. It is no different among Nasca and his friends. “We are split,” he said. “My friends either completely see this becoming a mega hit or a downright flop.” That is what the public consensus about Nintendo’s new release has been as well. Some say the product will peter out without much of
a bang while others believe it will significantly impact the video-game market. The personalization factor— painting the cardboard to your heart’s content—is what attracts its supporters. They are hopeful that this innovation could lead to another one, one that is infinitely customizable, one
plans to give a hands-on experience to their prospective customers—provided they are parents with children aged six to twelve years old. The games, too, are definitely not hardcore games. The two packs, Variety Kit and Robot Kit, feature colorful games with graphics akin to the recent Mario games. There are games that use the vibrations of the Joy Cons to control a cardboard car. There is a cardboard piano with 13 playable keys that can be modified to create new effects. The Robot Kit comes with one game, in which players Courtesy of Nintendo will wear a mesh suit to control that allows for the imagination the character on screen. The games themselves resemble to come alive. mini games fit for the Wii. The detractors, however, While this may deter some denounce its DIY nature, gamers, the pleasantly peculiar saying that the setup itself is too complicated for the young innovation may do the demographic Nintendo seems opposite. The many maybe’s and could be’s in the air right to be aiming for. now will only be quelled when The company seems to be catering to children. Even their Nintendo releases the Labo in event, Nintendo Labo Studio, April.
Personal Opinion: Hollywood’s gendered wage gap Welcome to the year 2018. The year where women still get paid lesser than men in the same line of work as them. The year where women are subjected to assault and abuse from their coworkers or costars to keep their star roles and also the year where famous actresses, such as Mo’nique and Tracee Ellis Ross, still get paid significantly lesser then their male co-stars. This issue is honestly something that shouldn’t even be in existence this year. Why are women told in various ways that we are unequal from men? If we play in a movie, a TV show or in any field of work we deserve to have equal pay. This is not up for debate. These are human rights. Women have had to endure so much in the last 100 years. From sexism, to wage gaps, to stereotypes, to not even having the right to vote! This is insane. Why is there still so much sexism and gender bias in Hollywood?
The first example of this happened to Tracee Ellis Ross. She and Anthony Anderson star in a sitcom called “Blackish”. The show follows an African American family who are pretty well off, but they still face some struggles being a diverse family in today’s America. Ross’s co-star is paid significantly more then her and is also an executive producer of the show. Even still, as much as a hit show as “Black-ish” is, you would think Ross would get paid equally. Ross is now telling people who work for the show that if she doesn’t get paid more she’ll leave and only make guess appearances, which will not only hurt the show but it will hurt the pockets of the people calling the shots. I love the fact that Ross is taking a stand. This is something I wish more women would do. She knows that what’s happening is not fair, not equal and she did
something about it. I support her and any woman who stand up for not only themselves, but a whole army of women. I also believe that most of these cases have to do with popularity and privilege, which brings me to my next example. Actress, comedian and show host Mo’nique is known for being a figure in the community. She has been in movies such as “Soul Plane” an “Almost Christmas.” She and other famous comedians, like Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Dave Chappellle, were asked to do a comedy special for Netflix. Rock & Chapelle were offered $20 million, while Schumer was offered $11 million and Mo’nique was only offered $500,000. Mo’nique is a legend. From comedy specials, to unforgettable movies, to even reality TV, she deserves more money than they’re offering her. Currently Mo’nique is
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boycotting Netflix for racism and gender bias, which I agree with. Just because Schumer sold out Madison Square Garden twice and had a very successful movie doesn’t mean she should get paid more. I feel that women, especially in
Hollywood, should be equal. Bottom line, women and men should be paid equally. Until that happens, more and more women will continue to realize their worth and stand up for equality.
Biggest cyber security threat yet affects billions Zach Schuman
Washburn Review zachery.schumann@washburn.edu
At the very start of 2018, information surfaced about possible vulnerabilities found within computer chips of potentially millions of devices. These flaws were officially published, discovered by researchers, most notably Jann Horn of Google’s Project Zero, and intellectuals at Graz University of Technology. These newly-found security issues hold potential to leak vital information such as personal data and user passwords. The issues arise from the advance of processors which have progressed to run operations parallel to one another. The ability of modern-day processors to run calculations for multiple programs at once is what helps create the
security flaws, given the names Meltdown and Spectre. Meltdown has been said to mainly affect machines running on Intel processors, given Intel’s grip on the processor market, and this isn’t good news. Meltdown exploits processors to access memory within an operating system it wouldn’t be able to find otherwise. It dissolves the walls built around the operating system and programs. Programs using meltdown have access to sensitive information normally blocked by the operating system. Patches or updates have been released for Meltdown from several of the tech giants, which includes the likes of Google, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, and Amazon. Spectre has the potential to affect any device, regardless of hardware or software. Spectre, while possibly impacting more
devices, is much harder to implement within a device, but more difficult to mitigate once it becomes infected. It breaks down the blocks of information between other programs, allowing a program that Spectre has penetrated to access outside information that would normally be barred from. There currently aren’t any quick-fixes like a software update, due to Spectre having more to do with hardware. Google stated that they made companies impacted aware of the security deficiency at the beginning of July in regard to Spectre, and as early as late June for Meltdown. Companies are tirelessly working to fix the vulnerabilities. Google, Amazon, and Intel have released statements about Spectre, trying to provide some sort of relief. Any informed and
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Infected: The logos of Spectre (left) and Meltdown (right). The two security vulnerabilities are considered the worst security flaws ever, rivalling 2014’s Heartbleed vulnerability
concerned technology-using consumer needs to know how to better protect against security hacks like Spectre and Meltdown, and certain practices can help keep personal data better protected. When creating passwords have a decently long password (usually recommended to be a phrase rather than a word), not repeating passwords and keeping activity under
surveillance aids anyone with improved security. One would be advised to install any update available to them and to try to stay up to date with new information as it comes available. Being aware of where your information is going, as well as providing strong passwords gives all the strength to avoid dangerous vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown.
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10 Features January 24, 2018
Review: Top 10 movies of 2017 2017 may have been the greatest year for movies in a long, long time. The quality of content was above and beyond both in terms of largescale blockbusters and smaller quieter indie movies. It was a banner year without a doubt, but only 10 can be crowned the best movies of the year. First, some Honorable Mentions: “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Kedi,” “Baby Driver,” “Mudbound,” “Logan Lucky,” “Call Me By Your Name,” “Coco,” “The Disaster Artist,” and “mother!”
of those events until the sea portion. It’s a bold an interesting way to handle the timeline of a war film. As chaotic and confusing as the actual events of Dunkirk itself. The real draw of “Dunkirk” is its visual spectacle. It’s the sort of thing that needs to be seen on a massive screen as planes duck and weave through the air and people cross vast ocean to make a daring rescue. “Dunkirk” is the kind of wonderfully paced war film that praises the heroism not in fighting, but in simply surviving. Another feather in Nolan’s cap. 9. “Rat Film”
claustrophobia as the life of a rat, and our hatred for rats draws many parallels to how society often treats some of our less fortunate citizens. “There’s never been a rat problem in Baltimore, it’s always been a people problem.” 8. “Colossal”
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Director: Nacho Vigalondo Writer: Nacho Vigalondo
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Theo Anthony
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Cinematography: Theo Anthony
Cinematography: Eric Kress
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Starring: Theo Anthony
Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D’Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy Christopher Nolan is our modern-day king of film. His works continue to surprise and reach new heights as he tries his hand at new genres while constantly sticking to his trademark styles and tropes that quintessentially define his filmmaking. He’s not my most favorite filmmaker by any means, but some of his films are my absolute favorites. “Dunkirk” tells the story of the fateful beach rescue made during the early years of World War II after the fall of France to Nazi forces. Three stories happen concurrently on the land, air, and beach (very similar to a speech made by Winston Churchill at the time) but with an interesting twist.
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Theo Anthony’s debut film is not really about rats. Well it is, but it isn’t. “Rat Film” is a documentary about human’s relationship to rats in the city of Baltimore. The skittering, worm-tailed rodents have been an issue to Maryland’s largest city for quite some time now, but “Rat Film” isn’t content in simply informing viewers of this infestation. The film goes into more abstract territory, relating this infestation of rats to Baltimore’s relationship to racism since the founding of the city. How the city’s enforcement of segregation through both laws, and when that was declared unconstitutional, the private sector bred the rat problem by forcing black people into slum-like neighborhoods with poorly controlled infrastructure and living conditions that bred conditions that rats thrive in.
“There’s never been a rat problem in Baltimore, it’s always been a people problem.” Courtesy of Warner Bros.
Each section takes place over a different period of time, but the film plays out like things are happening concurrently. The air section takes place over the period of an hour while the sea section happens over a period of a full day, so we see reference to things in the air section happen before we see them in the sea section, but we don’t get the context
It’s a fascinating case study that pulls in people’s relationship to the rodent’s not only in comparison to its theory of racism, but also in its exploration of the cities rat hunters and people who love rats. The concept is subtle but also straightforward. Humans don’t act so different from their rodent ancestors. Our lives are just as filled with danger, chaos, and
Director: James Mangold Writers: Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Director: Theo Anthony
Composer: Dan Deacon
7. “Logan”
Cinematography: John Mathieson
10. “Dunkirk”
Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema
grounded in reality. A painful, virulent reality that isn’t meant to be endured and dealt with, but destroyed and crushed.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant, and Dafne Keen
“Colossal” is a delightful and distraught dramady. It is equal parts hilarious, but also distressing. Without revealing too much about its secondact twist, which the film’s marketing hides brilliantly well, the movie has a lot to say about how we view ourselves in our lowest points and how our fear of destroying our personal lives often pushes us to act out in really awful ways. It’s an interesting way of presenting depression of selfloathing through gigantic monsters, and when the twist hits, and it hits hard, the entire framework of the movie adapts. The movie becomes less about self-loathing and more about overcoming abuse and the spiteful loneliness at the heart of toxic masculinity. Within this framework is where “Colossal” really shines. A kaiju movie that looks beyond its silly premise to explore something more
6. “Lady Bird” Director: Greta Gerwig Writer: Greta Gerwig
Composer: Jon Brion Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothee Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, and Jordan Rodrigues
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, and Tim Blake Nelson
“A kaiju movie that looks beyond its silly premise to explore something more grounded in reality.”
she can feel peace, something she has never had. “Logan” is equal parts guilt and hope, it’s all about regaining your humanity in a world plagued and thirsting off violence. While violence is necessary in the world “Logan” places itself in, the entire movie focuses on getting to a place of peace. This story of passing the torch from an older mentor to a young girl is one of the most entertaining, but emotionally-rich superhero movies of all time.
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Nacho Vigalondo is a really interesting, but weird director. His ability to seamlessly combine sci-fi with other more accessible genres is what makes him such a unique voice in the world of film today. “Colossal” is his best movie to date. Gloria (Anne Hathaway) retreats to her old family home in a slump after losing her job and reunites with an old high school friend (Jason Sudeikis). He begins to help her through this depressing time in her life, but things get odd when she discovers that a mysterious gigantic creature that has been terrorizing Seoul is actually controlled by her.
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In the archives of history, “Logan” will certainly go down as one of the best comic-book films of all time. There’s even a decent case to be made that it is the greatest comic book movie ever made. This is all due to its incredibly unique flare. 2017 is the year that blockbusters went through the shredder and “Logan” is no different. The movie is exceedingly violent, giving the character of Wolverine the viciousness his powers have always deserved, but his broken body and weakened healing factor make him into a much more reserved, frightened and sympathetic character than he’s ever been before.
“In the archives of history ‘Logan’ will certainly go down as one of the best comic-book films of all time.” This goes for the other characters too as we see Sir Patrick Stewart give his best performance as Professor Xavier ever, turning the character into the vision of hope of the film while also turning the character on his head as he is addled by seizures and Alzheimer’s. The breakout performance of “Logan” is Dafne Keen, who plays the young Laura, a mutant whose powers are very similar to Logan’s. Keen’s Laura is brooding and filled with rage, but her determination and offish attitude masks a young girl desperate for a place where
”Lady Bird” is a fantastic coming-of-age film. Filled with fantastic humor, quirky characters, and the lovely setting of Sacramento, “Lady Bird” is already a fantastic movie just based on those individual merits alone, but add in Greta Gerwig in her directorial debut and somehow “Lady Bird” becomes something else entirely. “Lady Bird” is enriched by the gaze of female director, massively improved by her eye for what makes Lady Bird’s (Saoirse Ronan) story so important and moving. The film also is subtly based on Gerwig’s relationship with her mother when she was growing up.
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“Lady Bird” is all about growing pains and specifically focuses on the relationship of children to parents. Lady Bird and her mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf) are in a constant battle with each other to understand the other’s point of view, but their ability to scream at each other and then embrace feels like the symbol of parent-child relationships that so many other movies fail to capture. The pains of heartbreak, failure and self-discovery are all at play in “Lady Bird,” but Gerwig is able to balance so much of it as being never too funny and never too dismal. An early break-up is easily one of the funniest sight gags in the movie due to its shock, but is just as sad when you see how betrayed Lady Bird feels. This is a sign not only of good things to come from Gerwig, but hopefully from the industry as a whole in the hopes we can see more directorial work from women to see how female voices can improve and enhance the art of film.
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5. “The Florida Project”
will always prevail.
Director: Sean Baker
4. “The Big Sick”
Writers: Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch
Director: Michael Showalter
Cinematography: Alexis Zabe Composer: Lorne Balfe Starring: Willem Dafoe, Brooklyn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jones
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The spirit and joy of a child is indestructible, no matter what life they’re forced into. This is the main force driving “The Florida Project,” the newest project from writerdirector Sean Baker. Set in the outskirts of Walt Disney World, the film tells the story of Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) and her friend’s adventures during summer vacation. “The Florida Project” holds within it all the joy and spirit needed to bring 2017 out of the absolute slump of real life. All this is thanks to the genuine performances of the children in the movie who feel so real that “The Florida Project” may as well be considered a documentary. They are filled with spirit, passion and a constant sense of adventure even despite the difficulty of their impoverished lives. Not to mention the film also has an incredible performance from Willem Dafoe, who embodies the character of Bobby as though he was born into it.
“‘The Florida Project’ holds within it all the joy and spirit needed to bring 2017 out of the absolute slump that is reality.” Bobby is the perfect example of a truly selfless person, he consistently goes out of his way to protect the guests of his motel even when he gets very little credit, or he is hated for it. Towards the end the film is less about the joy of children’s spirits and more about their capacity for resilience in the face of adversity and their capacity for strength that some adults aren’t even capable of conjuring. If there’s anything we needed in 2017, it’s a reminder that the downtrodden are too often ignored, that even the smallest moments of joy should be cherished and that kindness
form of artificial intelligence as well. It’s about the way our dreams define us and our roles in society.
Writers: Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani Cinematography: Brian Burgoyne Composer: Michael Andrews Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupham Kher, and Zenobia Shroff
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“Blade Runner 2049” is blockbuster film-making as high art. It’s not content to fill Kumail Nanjiani is one of our screens and entice our eyes our best comedic performers with simple action, but goes today, but “The Big Sick” for truly arresting imagery. proves his incredible range as “2049” isn’t interested in he tackles the difficulties of tying the loose ends of its interracial dating. 1982 predecessor, but instead Based on the actual story focuses on a story of modern of the early years of his day times. A story of people relationship with his current lost in the slog of their lonely, wife, Nanjiani and Gordon (his daily lives. More than anything wife) have immortalized their “2049” is about the power fascinating and heartwarming of choices and how it doesn’t story on the big screen. “The really matter if something has Big Sick” is so good because it a soul, its ability to choose is shows how a tired and easily all that matters, and that the forgettable genre, like romantic ability to choose against what comedy, can be revitalized you’ve been ordered to do is when provided with a new the most human thing of all. cultural viewpoint to stem off of.
“‘Blade Runner 2049’ is blockbuster filmmaking as high art.”
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Many of the film’s best parts come from how difficult it is for Nanjiani to commit to the relationship because of his family’s thoughts on how marriage is supposed to be. “The Big Sick” is not just about the struggles of falling in love, but also the ways in which we disappoint our parents, but how their love for us never really dies. “The Big Sick” is all about our relationships and how they define us, but from a cultural perspective that puts it in a class all its own.
“Blade Runner 2049” is the kind of movie that not only offers up a thrilling narrative, but is also visually beautiful for almost every frame of its runtime and asks really impressive philosophical questions. It’s the kind of film that needs championing because we deserve more blockbusters that strive to be at this level of quality.
Composer: Radwimps
Writers: Hampton Fancher and Michael Green
Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Masami Nagasawa, Etsuko Ichihara, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yuki, and Kanon Tani
Villeneuve is already known as a master filmmaker and Roger Deakins is already considered the best cinematographer of all time. So it’s really no surprise that “Blade Runner 2049” is a technical marvel filled to the brim with visual spectacles the likes of which you’ve never seen before. It’s characters are quiet and diminutive while also commanding and carrying scenes. The movie brings up questions of humanity and the soul not just in the role of its robot characters, but in the
1. “Get Out” Director: Jordan Peele Writer: Jordan Peele Cinematography: Toby Oliver Composer: Michael Abels Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Catherine Keener, Lakeith Stanfield, and Lil Rel Howery
The 10 best films of 2017 are just as crazy and unpredictable as last year was. Horror films took on social injustice, romantic comedies had a revitalization when looked at from a new cultural perspective, blockbusters were taken through the shredder, and the next king of anime showed he was a force to be reckoned with. 2017 was filled with so many interesting and emotionally moving films that it was hard to simply organize this year’s best films into a top 10 list simply because of how good the quality on display was. What were your favorite films of 2017?
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Writer: Makoto Shinkai
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto
The strength is in its message about love and how some love is so powerful that nothing in the world can tear you apart, but it also dips a bit into how men could sometimes benefit if we let our more feminine side take over and vice versa. This message of love and cooperation makes “Your Name” one of the most exciting, beautiful, and hopeful stories of 2017. Shinkai certainly has what it takes to be the next king of anime.
Director: Makoto Shinkai
3. “Blade Runner 2049”
Composers: Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch
“Makoto Shinkai is the next Hayao Miyazaki and his newest film ‘Your Name’ is evidence of that.”
how it hides a deeper, darker side of both obsession and hate. “Get Out” is less about a backwoods KKK kind of racist and more about the uppercrust racists. The type of people who publicly love black people, but only the ones that fall in line with their rules. Only if they act white. This metaphor makes for a delightfully terrifying movie, but one that has much more to say about the status of our world that other movies of its kind. “Get Out” uses these social issues to create a piece of visual storytelling that is both easy to follow but is filled to the brim with a mythos all its own. In a political climate plagued by fascism and neo-nazism, “Get Out” feels like the movie designed to call out the evil and transgressive nature behind even the smallest and most unrecognized acts of racism. “Get Out” is not only one of the brightest horror movies of 2017, but of all time.
2. “Your Name”
Cinematography: Makoto Shinkai
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Friday.” It’s a film about love, gender, heroism, the irreversible pain of tragedy, and the importance of appreciating ritual.
Makoto Shinkai is the next Hayao Miyazaki and his newest film, “Your Name,” is evidence of that. “Your Name” is a quirky little movie about two high school students from different parts of Japan who find they are inexplicably switching bodies every day.
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The film lulls you into a false sense of security before its consequences explode and the movie becomes something else entirely. “Your Name” is so much more than a beautifully animated version of “Freaky
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”Get Out” is the movie of 2017. Jordan Peele’s directorial debut is a delicious mix of horror, satire and psychological thriller. It’s a movie so influential that just its concepts are now part of the national conversation, especially the term of The Sunken Place.
“‘Get Out’ is the movie of 2017. Jordan Peele’s directorial debut is a delicious mix of horror, satire and psychological thriller.” Peele takes the uncomfortable small instances of racism that black people experience when in a group of white people by showing
2018 movies • “Black Panther” (Feb. 16) The 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe focuses on T’Challa, the king of Wakanda. Boasting a cast of mostly African American performers and directed by Ryan Coogler of “Creed” and “Fruitvale Station.” “Black Panther” looks like it wants to be a superhero movie like we’ve never seen before. • “Annihilation” (Feb 23) From the director of the acclaimed “Ex Machina” this adaptation of the Jeff VanderMeer novel starring Natalie Portman will be a gripping sci-fi horror filled with existential dread. • “Isle of Dogs” (March 23) Beloved director Wes Anderson returns to stopmotion animation with this movie about a dystopian future Japan in which dogs have been quarantined to a trash-covered island after a “canine” flu takes hold.
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